Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton Attends NATO Ministerial in Brussels

Posted by DipNote Bloggers / April 19, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta hold a news conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 18, 2012. [AP Photo]

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta joined their defense and foreign minister colleagues for a joint ministerial meeting of NATO in Brussels, Belgium on April 18, 2012. Following their meeting, Secretary Clinton said:

"The main focus of our conversations today was Afghanistan, which I will focus on tomorrow at the meeting of our ISAF partners. But let me say how grateful the United States is for the solidarity and steadfastness of our NATO allies and ISAF partners.

"As difficult a week as this has been in Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan, the big picture is clear. The transition… more »

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Travel Diary: Secretary Clinton Travels to Colombia, Brazil, and Belgium

Posted by DipNote Bloggers / April 13, 2012

Secretary Clinton boards plane in Beirut, Lebanon, April 26, 2009. [State Department Photo]

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Colombia, Brazil, and Belgium from April 13 to April 19. Secretary Clinton will accompany President Obama for the Sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia from April 13-15. There, the U.S. delegation will meet with democratically-elected heads of state and government from throughout the Hemisphere to strengthen ties, expand partnerships, and continue progress in economic growth, social inclusion, and citizen security.

The Secretary will then travel to Brasilia,… more »

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The State of Transatlantic Relations

Posted by Philip H. Gordon / February 14, 2012

Flags of NATO members states seen in front of NATO headquarters, Brussels, June 11, 2009. [AP File]

In early January, I had the opportunity to engage with European policy-makers and analysts in Brussels, Vilnius, and Copenhagen. Given President Obama's announcement of the new defense strategy guidelines on January 5, my visit provided an opportune moment to share U.S. perspectives on the state of the transatlantic alliance as well as policy objectives for the coming year. My central message was clear: three years into the Obama Administration, the strategic alignment between the United States and Europe has never been greater. This theme… more »

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